Investment in construction in Brazil totalled US$ 328 billion in 2009, according to figures disclosed by ITCnet, a research company. Most of the funds – US$ 162 billion – went to industrial works.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Isaura Daniel
A journalist with a degree from Unisinos and experience in economy and finance, she has been responsible for international coverages and amassed eight journalism prizes.
The slaughterhouse had 25.6% of its raw beef export revenues connected to the region last year. In 2008, the percentage was 19.2%. It was the part of the world that bought most beef from the company.
The factory, from São Paulo, is negotiating the sale of machinery to a businessman from Algeria. The organisation is going to set up a glass factory and should buy Fibermaq equipment for composites.
The Moroccan should be a character for the teaching of African History, as he visited the continent in the 14th century. A historian elaborated the teaching material for use at Brazilian schools.
Fortaleza should host, in August, an international conference on the climate. Public policies for semiarid and arid regions will be discussed. Arab countries should be present.
A non-governmental organization named Artest works to take handicraft from the southern Brazilian state abroad. The items have reached 30 different countries and clients include seven Arab nations.
Sector exports to the Arab world reached US$ 549.4 million in January, growth of 38% over the same month in 2009. Sugar and meats boosted the performance.
In the state of Acre, wheat middling is replaced with cassava or rice for cooking kibbeh. The food is named ‘quebe’ and is successful in the region, which has a strong presence of Arab immigrants.
Exports from Brazil to the League of Arab States rose 25.6% in January, as against the same month in 2009, after having dropped for some months last year. The tendency for 2010 is for growth.
The organisation plans to expand its operation with the establishment of committees. One of them should attract Arab capital to Brazil and take Brazilian investment to the Arab world.
Copa Lord, from Santa Catarina, should have its carnival parade next weekend, and the theme should be Marrakech. The school even plans to leave the ‘scent’ of the city in the air.
Exhibition at the Museum of Football, in São Paulo, features photos of football being played in 24 different countries. Among them is a picture of boys playing in front of a amphitheatre, in Tunis.
The market is growing and holds promise for Brazilian companies, according to the Arab Brazilian Chamber’s secretary general, Michel Alaby, who is in the country for the Khartoum International Fair.
Brazil exported 4,400 tonnes of peanuts to the Arab market from January to November this year, all of which originated from the state of São Paulo. There was growth of 71% over last year.
